BI Java SDK Release Notes

Read this page for information about added or enhanced functionality and bugs addressed for each release of the BI Java SDK (if relevant). The most recent release appears at the top of the list:


SP14
September 2005
Bugs addressed:
  • BI JDBC Connector:
    • A bug that prevented accessing Microsoft Access databases with certain JDBC drivers was addressed.
  • BI XMLA Connector:
    • A problem with null values in the axis data of result sets has been addressed.
SP13
July 2005
Functionality enhanced:
  • BI XMLA Connector:
    • Performance and memory consumption has been improved for XMLA-generated proxies.
SP12
May 2005
Functionality changed:
  • BI XMLA Connector:
    • Removed the BI XMLA Connector Web Service Version; merged its support of SAP Logon Ticket access to SAP BW systems into the regular BI XMLA Connector.
      • Note: Be sure to refer to the instructions in the howto.html file if you have been using the BI XMLA Connector in your applications.
SP11
February 2005
Functionality enhanced:
  • How-To Guides:
    • Added a series of how-to guides that help you create different kinds of applications with the BI Java SDK.
SP10
December 2004
Functionality added:
  • BI XMLA Connector -- Web Service Version:
    • Added a second version of the BI XMLA Connector that supports the SAP Logon Ticket access to the SAP BW system.
  • BI ODBO Connector:
    • Added new connection properties to allow Windows authentication.
Bugs addressed:
SP9
October 2004
Bugs addressed:
  • BI SAP Query Connector:
    • Addressed some issues that prevented proper usage of the connector in the Visual Composer Scenario.
SP5
August 2004
Functionality added:
SP4
July 2004
Functionality changed:
  • OLAP Query API
    • IBIMemberFactory: Added the parentMember parameter to the createCousin method. If you used this method in previous releases, be sure to update your code with this parameter.
  • Schema naming:
    • Removed dot after schema name. In previous releases, to refer to a schema name directly using the OLAP Metadata API, you had to append the name with a dot. As of this release, you should no longer append schema names with a dot. Valid examples as of this release include: "$INFOCUBE", "0D_SD_C03".
Functionality enhanced:
  • Connection Interfaces:
    • Improved connector performance. If you are working in a managed environment, you will notice better performance when connecting to data sources and, in particular, accessing metadata and caching it for subsequent connections.
  • Developer's Guide:
    • Added examples to BW metadata mapping notes in Accessing Metadata chapter of Guide.
SP3
June 2004
Functionality enhanced: Bugs addressed:
  • OLAP Object Finder:
    • Addressed an issue which prevented backward-navigation of metadata when using IBIOlapObjectFinder.
SP2
April 2004
Functionality added:
SP1
March 2004
Functionality added:
  • OLAP Command Processor:
    • Added support for creating and adding calculated members
    • Added support for creating composite member set expressions
  • OLAP Query API:
    • Extended all classes with the the "description" text field
Functionality enhanced: Bugs addressed:
  • OLAP Query Model:
    • Fixed a bug with all IBINumericValueFunctions. Before, a numeric expression had to be provided for all IBINumericValueFunctions; now, this numeric expression is optional.